Game apparatus



G. s. PAGE @AME APPARATUS Julyk29 1924.

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Application filed September 20, 1922. Serial No. 589,305.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE S'. PAGE, -a

citizen of the United' States,` residin atr Chatham, in the county of Morris and tate l of New Jersey, have invented certain new This invention has for its principal object to provide a novel construction and arrangement of game apparatus with vwhich may be played a novel and interesting game in the nature of golf.'

The novel game apparatus has been devised and constructed for use on lawns and similar comparatively restricted spaces, and is designed to be played with an ordinary golf ball and a golf club preferably of the putting iron type; the game is arranged to provid@J a circuitous route around which the ball is to be driven, combined with which route, at suitably spaced intervals, are a series of stations providing different characters of marks or hazards with which the ball mustbe .compelled to cooperate; and the object of the game consists in endeavorin to drive the ball through the different stations by the least number of strokes with the club. The game thus provided is adapted to not only furnish an interesting pastime or amusement, but also to provide oppor-l tunity for interesting practice in the art of putting, tending to increase the players e0 skill in that particular form of stroke as related to the ordinary game of golf.

To the above ends the novel game apparatus includes, in addition to the golf ball and golf club, a series of spaced stations at` a6 which are positioned in successive or alternated relation, marks or hazards comprising upright stakes," countersunk cups an narrow wickets.'

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood froml the following detailed description of the same.

With the-obj ects of this invention in view,

the same consists, primarily, in the novel game apparatus hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various elements and parts thereof, as well asin the details o'f the construction of the same, lall of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and

then finally embodied in the claims appended thereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in.the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred lay-out of the novel game apparatus, showing the relation of the various station elements one to another, and 'also illustrating the method of play.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of the preferred lay-out of the novel game yapparatus also illustrating the course of the ball during play; and Figure 3 is a similar V diagrammatic plan. view1 of the lay-out of 'the station elements within a bounds line.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above described views, to indi@ to be holed therein. This cup 5 is counterl sunk in the ground, with its rim level with the ground surface. At the neXt stationis positioned, preferably, a wicket 6, the legs of which are thrust into the ground to rmly support the wicket in upright position. This vwicket is preferably of width approximately equal to twice the diameter of the balli played with. The succeeding stations are respectively provided with similar station elements, to wit, a stake 4, cup 5 and wicket 6. Centrally positioned within the circularly grouped station elements thus provided, is a finish element or mark consistin of a countersunk finish cup 7, into whic ies narily I would prefer such distance to be from fifteen to thirty feet. The distance thus separating the stations will also determine vthe par for the stations, and the t-otal L strokes wit-h the golf club.

par for the complete circuit. If the stations are separated by a distance of fifteen to twenty feet, the "par for each station would be two strokes, that is, the skillful' player should play the ball to the approached station in two strokes with the club. lVhen, asi shown in the drawings, there are seven stations, the total par7 for the circuit would be fourteen strokes. It will be understood, however, that the par thus determined is subject to variation. It will also be understood thatl I may increase or decrease the number of stations and their corresponding station elements if it is advisable, without departingr from the scope of the invention.

In playing the game the player uses an ordinary golf ball 8, and drives the same over the ground from station to station by means of a suitable golf-club 9, preferably of the putting iron type. In rstarting the game, the player places the ball adjacent to "a stake 4 (as shown in Figure 2) and then drives toward the next station at which is 'located a cup 5, endeavoring toy hole or drop the ball therein by the least possible number of strokes, keeping score as to the number of strokes thus played. After the ball is holed it is removed from the cup, and again deposited on the ground adjacent thereto, whereupon the player proceeds to drive for the next station, at which is located a wicket 6, endeavoring to pass the ball through-the latter by the least number of After passing through the wicket 6 the ball must be left where it rolls, whereupon the player proceeds to drive to the next station, at which is located a stake 4, endeavoring to strike or hit the stake with the ball. After hitting the stake with the ball, the lattermust be left in the position wherein it comes to rest after rebounding from the stake, whereupon the player then drives to the next cup 5, thence through the succeeding stations to the stake 4 from which the start was made. This latter stake 4 must be hit by the ball, the ball left at the point of rest after rebounding therefrom, and then, Jxinally, the

player drives for the central finish cup 7 thus ending the game by heling or dropping the ball therein.

To add interest to the game and increase the diliiculties encountered to the end that additional skill may be developed, the

the ball is driven beyond such bounds, the

player must retrieve and carry it back to the point at which the bounds line 10 was crossed thereby, and then proceed to drive for the approached station from such point,

the penalty for so crossing the bounds l being a stroke which is added tothe players score.

From the above description it will be apparent that the, novel game apparatus and arrangement hereinabove described, not only affords a very interesting amusement and recreation, but lalso is calculated to give eX- cellent training to the eye, as well as development of control in handling the golfclub, being; particularly adapted to increase the-players skill in putting which will be found very beneficial to players of the ordinary game of golf.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the various arrangements and combinat-ions of' devices and parts making up the game apparatus, as well as in the details of the construction and lay-out 'of the. same, without departing from the scope of this invention as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in the appended claims. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of said devices and parts or the lay-out thereof as ldescribed in said specification,

nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim r- 1. The combination, in a lawn game to ing of upright stakes. countersunk cups, and

fixed wickets, said wickets being of a width approximately equaling twice the diameter of the ball.

2. The combination, in a lawn game to `be played with a golf ball and club, of a 1w In playing 80 series of successive marks spaced apart in a "substantlally circular group and a central nish mark, sald circular group of marks consisting respectively of a stake, a counter- 'sunk cup, a fixed wicket, a second stake, a second countersunk cup, and asecond Xed Wicket, and said central finish mark consistlng of a thirdv countersunk cup.

' In testimony that claim the invention set forth above Il have hereunto set my hand. v10 this 12th day of September, 1922.

GEORGES. PAGE.

Witnesses:

ROBERT S. POLLARD,

ELINOR EMERY POLLA'RD. 

